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11/23/2014 11:34:11 PM
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Destiny Saved My Life (probably)

Back in 6th grade, my life began to get tough. My grades were fine, teachers awesome, but kids mean. Everyday I would be called names, excluded from groups, shoved into lockers, and be ridiculed with insults. It became so bad that I started missing a lot of school. So after a few months I transferred to a therapeutic school. This school helped me, but not for long. I began to get more and more depressed, I had no friends, and my family didn't seem to care for me. In seventh grade, I tried to kill myself. My parents sent me to a mental hospital where I stayed for a few weeks; when I came home nothing had changed. I feel the hospital did not teach me to deal with my depression but instead mask it. I stayed at the same school for a few more years, but I just let my depression boil up inside of me. Early of this year I began to plan and new way to kill myself. I had failed once so I came up with A new idea, so this time I wouldn't. It was right around this time Destiny came out. Destiny helps me get everything off my mind. I can play it without feeling angry or depressed. Destiny has made my life more fun and fulfilling. Without destiny I would have killed myself. I know some of you will think of this as stupid, but it is the only thing that helps. I have been seeing a therapist for many years and been on a variety of medications. The only thing that has helped me so far is playing destiny. So thank you Bungie for creating a amazing game, and saving my life.
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  • Hey there. Sounds like you are young. Too young to even to consider such horrible things to yourself. I get that games give you fulfillment, hence the reason for coming back for more and more as life gets even more depressing and questionable as you grow older. I know, because I was, and still look to games to get away from my troubles. But you know what? LIFE IS A BITCH. But there are moments in our daily lives where we find happiness, too. I'm glad you've found something to hold on to, but I hope that you find something else in real life where you can find similar experiences. Go out and appreciate the falling leaves. Never assume people don't care about you only because you think they don't. Talk to them. Reveal and share your pain with someone, because depression is too much of a burden for a person to carry. These things take time. I am 35, and I get exactly the same thoughts as you do from time to time, for similar reasons in different situations. Games do keep me company on those sleepless nights and empty days, but most of all, I think I would not have made it this far if I hadn't had my friends (both real life and some online game buddies). You were strong enough to hold on this far. I cheer you for the next decades of bitchin' life. Cheers!

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